The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-01
The Fiend Makes a Full Con-
feSSi0n
OF his MURDER OF BOHLE,
Aud Gives His Reasons for Cuttirs
Up and Shipping OF the
BOdy-O.her Notes.
a Horrible Confession.

" ose body was found last week IN
trunk shipped to Baltimore, has made a
mil confession OF the killing. UDger
was arrested on Thursday last and at
ter being short tlme locked IN his cell
h. was brought before Inspector
Byrnes. In he yoom was the table on
winch had be II placed the hammer Wild
which Bohle was Killed, the knife. and
Jaw used 10 cut up the BODY and tie
rubber cloth in which the body was
wrapped after the killing. The chair
upon which Uuger seated himself, was
so arranged that he could see little else
in the room save the bloody weapons.
he was asked Ii he wished to say any
thing. He shook us head, but suddenly
said, "Bohe has gone to Chicago, and
will turn up in few DAYS On Friday
afternoon Byrues toUk the hammer,
saw knife and rubber 10th to Unger'S
Cell and askel if he had not seen them
before, in a manner as though U ger
had not been half dozen tunes before
with them. Unger was startled, but
said he had never before seen the bloody
tokens. Then he was taken 10 court
aud remarked to Inspector Byrnes
you are trying to hang me-" The
trunk with the body arrived from Balti
more yesterday. The bouy was sent to
{ morgue. That night Byrnes went
10 Unger's cell and aSk-d him how he
felt Pretty WILL, said he, huskily.
Then the inspector unlocked the cell
door and detec i've Hickey called I'm
ger into the corridor where the lights
were turned low. The prisoner stepped
70 th, but did not see the inspector IN
til the latter called hiR by name. AS
he turned he saw Byrnes standing and
point ting at the trunk which had held
Bohle's dead body. Unger staggered
at the sight and tottered towards his
cell. Byrnes then took from the trunk
a piece of the murdered mans coat
which had been used to wrap the BODY,
and holding it before the prisoners eyes
asked him where the rest of Bohle's
coat was. UDger shuddered at the sight
of the blood stltfened garment and
clasping his hands over his eyes was
about to fall when Detective Hockey
caught him and seated him upon 8
couch in the corridor. He sat down
upon it and removing his hands glanced
about him. Suddenly and with
startled groan he sprang to his feet ask
ing if he could change his seat and took
the protfered chair. The sofa on which
he had been seated was one found il I'm
gers room after his arrest. Unger's
face became CHASTITY pale and Wen as
sisted to his cell, he was almost in a
faInting condition. Inspector Byrnes
then told Unger that he would be near
at hand when he was ready to talk, and
when the inspector returned from sup
per, Unger had asked to see him. Again
Unger was brought to Byrnes' room
where all the bloody tokens confronted
him. II want to tell the whole truth
about the business" he said to the chief
He then told this story which was taken
in writing. II live at % Ridge Street.
have known August Boble since Nov
ember, 1886. first met him at my sa-
loon, No 81 EIdredge Street, where he
sailed in answer to an advertisement
which | had put in the stats Zeitunq for
q partner. We could not agree upon the
terms and subsequently gave up the
business at that number. l went TO live
at No. % Ridge Street. A short time
August came to live
with me, the arrangement be-
ing that he was to pay me
half the rent, which way $3.50 per
month, and one-third the household
expense. On the night of January 20,
1886, after supper, my son Edward left
the house. leaving Bohle and myself in
the rooms. We remained talking and
reading until about $50. Bohle was a
very powerful man and was swearing
about his hard luck. He called me q
G-d--. | told him / was no d
and put my hand up to shove him away.
He then struck me on the neck with his
6St and knocked medoWn. | spranp to |
OF fn cfr l.
with poker which I had in my hand. |
Bohle grabbed the poker from my hand
and at the same time he seized q knife
from the table and ran after me. ran
to the bedroom. He followed me, when
[ picked up the hammer from a chest
under the bed. He made anoter lunee
st me with the knife and warded it off, |
receiving a slight cut in the hand. l |
hen struck him with the hammer. He
staggered and followed up and struck |
him again with the hammer, the ham, |
ner sinking into his skull as far as the |
handle. He staggered and fell back on |
he sofa dead. This occurred about 10 |
o'clock p. m. Expecting my son home |
every moment and to avoid my son |
seeing what had happened, 1 took the |
body from the sofa and put it on the
loor close to the wall. l then took |
Bodies sleeping cot and placed it on its
lde before him, and leaning against the
vail, covering the ends with some
clothes. Ny son soon came and we
vent to bed together in the beeroom.
Where's August?" He asked. Hes
zone out" said l. On Friday, January |
list. as soon as my boy had gone to his
york, went out, bought some rubber,
aid the body on it and cut it up to fit |
3ohle's trunk, in which | placed the
pieces, except the head, which l wrap
BED in a coat, put a newspaper around;
t, and while crossing on the terry boat
iropped 1t into the river: returning to
ny house, took the trunk to saloon in
Irand Street and asked permission to
cave it over night, which was granted.
called for it on Saturday morning
bout 8 o'clock, got a csr-man to take
{ to the saloon of Henry Bense, No. 395
Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, where leftit.
The trunk was there few minutes,
Until l went to Wescott's Express
)ttice. | told the eGpressman where he /
vas TO call and returned 10 Bense 8
tore. l got some mucilage and put
his label on the trunk: John a. Viii
on, Baltimore, and, to be called.for"
sdld not mean to kill the deceased. He
7as quarrelsome man and l believed
hat my life was in danger when l
truck him. The manner IN which l
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